Pope Shenouda requests from the armed forces re-7 to open churches closed

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  Pope Shenouda requests from the armed forces re-7 to open churches closed

The Ramses Najjar lawyer as an agent for Pope Shenouda III at the request of the Supreme Council of the armed forces to re-opening of churches closed in several provinces. Najjar said that the basis of the reopening and renovation of churches issued security decisions close it or abstain from a decision to re-restored on the basis of a security has no legal justification, he said, adding that he had made ​​that request in the belief that the Supreme Council of the armed forces came for the people and their rights without discrimination. Najjar added that the request of the churches are the seven churches of the Church of St. Mark and the Church of the Virgin and Saint Bishoy and the Church of St.

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